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Household of John W Shaw (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John W Shaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Shaw, born in 1841 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Ann Shaw, born in 1843 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1866 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1872 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Servant, Ann (born 1856 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and John W's Boarder, Mary (born 1861 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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John W Shaw's household

Male

John W

Shaw

Head
Female

Ann

Shaw

Wife
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Female

Alice

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Ann

Winterbottom

Servant
Female

Mary

Mc Niel

Boarder
First name(s) John W
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Shaw

Head

Married

40

1841

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Shaw

Wife

Married

38

1843

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Shaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Winterbottom

Servant

Single

25

1856

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mc Niel

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Preston, Lancashire, England

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